Does the form contain ActiveX controls? In the Protect Document task pane,
did you select a type of protection?

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"Laura" wrote in message
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I have created a form in Word 2003 and would like to protect it from
changes.
The "protect form" button on the form toolbar is grayed out and if I try
to
go to Tools\Protect Document the "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection" is also
grayed out. What do I need to do?